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Spelling and grammar errors are the most frustrating way to lose marks in IELTS Listening because they mean you understood the audio correctly but wrote the answer incorrectly. For candidates targeting Band 7+, eliminating these preventable errors can make the difference between hitting your target and falling short. This lesson identifies the most common traps and shows you how to avoid them.
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Incorrect spelling = wrong answer | Even if you heard the word correctly, a spelling error means zero marks for that question |
| Capitalisation does not matter | "monday", "Monday", and "MONDAY" are all acceptable |
| Hyphenated words | Count as one word (e.g. "well-known" = 1 word) |
| Numbers as figures | "25" does not count as a word; "twenty-five" counts as one word (hyphenated) |
These words appear repeatedly in IELTS Listening tests and are frequently misspelled by candidates:
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